THE
PATCHMAN TURBO VL
CHIP
for the
Yamaha VL70-m
PATCHMAN TURBO VL
CHIP
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Yamaha VL70-m
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PATCHMAN TURBO VL
Upgrade Chip for the YAMAHA VL70-m
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PATCHMAN TURBO VL
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PATCHMAN MUSIC is very proud
to announce the new TURBO VL Upgrade chip for the Yamaha VL70-m
Virtual Acoustic Tone Generator. If you think the VL70-m sounds
good now, wait until you hear these dynamic new physical modeling
patches. You won't believe you are hearing a physical modeled
synth! The PATCHMAN TURBO VL upgrade will change your mind about
physical modelling once and for all.
Priced at about what a good sampler CD ROM or expansion card would cost, the PATCHMAN TURBO VL upgrade represents our largest project to date. The PATCHMAN TURBO VL is the result of nearly a year's worth of research and development by the world's leading physical modelling sound design company and master wind controller programmer Matt Traum.
The PATCHMAN TURBO VL chip contains 256 state of the art physical modelled Voices. Pop the PATCHMAN TURBO VL chip inside your VL70m and you instantly replace all those bland factory Presets (Preset 1 and Preset 2 banks) with 256 stunning and dynamically responsive sounds. Many of these sounds are equal to or better than samples with regards to realism but with the added dimension of incredible playability, expression, and smooth fluidity that only a physical modeling synth can offer. With these 256 high quality Voices always available, you will no longer be yearning for more Custom memory slots. Now you have immediate access to 256 HIGH QUALITY wind controller / breath controller sounds.
These patches have been specially designed to be used with a wind controller such as the Yamaha WX5, WX7, WX11, WindJamm'r, Nyle Steiner MIDI EVI / EWI, Akai EWI, EVI, MDT, or Softwind Synthophone. These highly expressive VL70-m patches are also fantastic for keyboardists when used with a Yamaha BC1, BC2, or BC3 plugged into the VL70-m. These are the most responsive sounds available anywhere for the amazingly powerful and versatile VL-70m! These sounds require a wind controller or breath controller for proper use.
The PATCHMAN TURBO VL chip includes incredible new modelled
acoustic emulations of Soprano, Alto, Tenor, and Bari Saxes,
Open and Muted Trumpets and Trombones, Euphonium, Tuba, a full
range of guitars including Acoustic Steel String and Nylon Guitars,
Country Steel Guitar, Jazz, "Strat", Clean, Amped,
and Distorted Electric Guitars, Clarinets, Bass Clarinet, Flutes,
Bass Flute, Quena, Pan Flute, Digideroo, Violin, Viola, Cello,
Bowed and Plucked Double Bass, Electric Basses, Thumb Pop, Slap,
"Jaco", Muted, and Picked Basses, Harmonicas, B3 Organ,
plus tons of stunning new Synth Leads, and so much more.
Attention to detail prevails. For example, on many of the brass Voices, if you put your wind controller into the key of Bb, you will find that the mode breaks are now correct. This makes the model sound and, more importantly, FEEL like you are playing the real thing! Also, all of these sounds have been meticulously hand tuned. These sounds are also much punchier and dynamic than the flat, unresponsive factory Voices. The gain structure has been optimized for maximum signal to noise ratio and dynamic pizzazz! Because of this, folks that have experienced noisy output levels on their VL70-m will notice a marked improvement with the PATCHMAN TURBO VL chip installed.
With the PATCHMAN TURBO VL upgrade installed, the VL70-m is the undisputed lightweight champion of all wind controller modules!
PATCHMAN MUSIC wind controller soundbanks are used by professional wind controller players recording and touring with the top acts in the world. PATCHMAN MUSIC wind controller soundbanks can be heard with world reknown artists such as Michael Brecker, Tom Scott, Bob Mintzer (Yellowjackets), Jeff Kashiwa (The Rippingtons), Ricky Martin, Kirk Whalum, Bruce Hornsby, Edwin McCain, Earth, Wind, and Fire, Lionel Richie, Michael Bolton, Dianna Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Tonight Show Band, Simply Red, Hammer, Jeffrey Osborne, Mark Douthit, producer & synthesist Rob Mounsey (twice Grammy nominated producer, arranger, synthesist for Michael Franks, Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Donald Fagen), Ed Calle, Luis Miguel, Frankie Vallie, Randy Crawford, The Berklee College of Music, Gil Melle, and many other top professionals!
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Wind Controller Virtuoso Tom Scott comments...
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Click here for the
PATCHMAN TURBO VL FAQ
PATCHMAN TURBO VL FAQ
PATCHMAN
TURBO VL Features:
- Instantly turns your VL70-m into a new machine!
- Immediate access to 256 High Quality Voices. No more data filers and laptops at the gig!
- Now BOTH Preset banks are filled with top notch wind controller friendly sounds.
- With access to so many QUALITY PATCHMAN sounds, the 6 Custom Voice limit becomes almost insignificant.
- These sounds represent the state of the art in VL technology and nearly a year of intense programming by world renown wind synth programmer Matt Traum. There are no better VL sounds to be found anywhere!
- The PATCHMAN TURBO VL contains new Voices as well as some of the VERY BEST Voices from the Patchman Music VL70-m Volumes 1 and 2 and the Factory Presets. Of course all of these sounds have all been refined and optimized by an expert VL programmer.
- Your 6 Custom slots are now available for six additional sounds if you so desire. The 256 original factory Voices are downloadable in the form of two Expert Editor (.lib) files from here PC Version (ZIP file 159k) and here Mac Version (StuffIt file148k) Special software is required to use these files (which may or may not be compatible with newer PCs and Macs). We provide links to this software at the bottom of the page here.
- All Voices are grouped by instrument type for very easy and logical access.
- Several variations are included for the most popular instrument
families. For example, everyone has their own opinion of what
a sax sounds like so the PATCHMAN TURBO VL gives you several
choices to find the perfect sax for your needs. There are several
choices in many of the instrument families including trumpet,
trombone, French horn, saxes, flutes, guitars, harmonicas, bowed
strings, etc...
- All Voices are extremely "wind controller friendly". They have a great "blow through" feel to them. Even the guitars and basses feel great when played with a wind controller.
- No "filler" Voices. Every single Voice is usable and responsive and of the highest quality.
- All Voices have been optimized for maximum signal to noise ratio. This should reduce or eliminate the problem many people had with noise and radio interference coming from the VL70-m.
- The PATCHMAN TURBO VL sounds are permanent. Now you can create your own incredible Internal bank and never again have to worry about what 6 Custom sounds you have loaded.
- The Effects settings have very carefully been optimized for maximum quality. We have carefully chosen and tweaked the reverbs and effects settings in each patch to sound their best eliminating much of that cheap sounding "ringing reverb" sound that was present in most of the factory presets.
- The PATCHMAN TURBO VL is cheaper than most add-on expansion ROM cards or sample CD ROMs yet far more expressive and responsive than samples.
- Now you can sound like Sanborn, Getz, Brecker, Desmond, Maynard, Alpert, Metheny, Pass, Jaco, Chick, or Stevie on your wind controller!
- They're just a LOT OF FUN to play!
Numerous
Online MP3 Demos Available! (See Below)
PATCHMAN TURBO VL Upgrade Chip for VL70-m
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Formats: This is an EPROM chip. You simply swap the TURBO VL chip with the original factory chip. If you are not comfortable opening up your VL70-m and doing this, Patchman Music can do it for you for an extra fee. Contact us for details. We can also sell you a BRAND NEW TURBO-ized VL70-m allowing you to maintain your full factory warranty!! Click here for details. These sounds ARE NOT available on floppy disk or any other format. The TURBO VL chip only works with the VL70-m.
Compatibility: The TURBO VL chip works ONLY WITH THE VL70-m. It is NOT compatible with any other model synth. It is NOT compatible with any of the PLG cards such as the PLG150VL. It is NOT compatible with the VL1, VL1-m, or VL7. If you want to use the TURBO VL sounds, you will need to get a VL70-m.
What's Included: You get the TURBO VL Upgrade chip, printed Voice List and info page, instructions on how to install the chip, and a lifetime warranty against failure of the chip for the original purchaser only (does not cover misuse, alterations, or user damage to the chip such as, but not limited to, bent or broken pins, static damage, etc...).
How To Install: You simply swap the PATCHMAN TURBO VL chip with the factory chip and initialize and set up the VL70-m is instructed in the included instruction sheet. If you are not comfortable doing this, Patchman Music can do it for you for an extra fee (for US customers only). Contact us for details. Be sure to keep your original factory chip handy in case it is needed later on.
DISCLAIMER: Please note that installing this chip and opening up your VL70-m may void your VL70-m warranty. Proceed at your own risk. Patchman Music assumes no responsibility or liability for any damage that might arise out of installing and/or using this chip. If you are not comfortable doing the installation we recommend you find someone qualified to install it or have us install it for you. Specifications of this product are subject to change without notice.
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Click on any underlined Voice name for a short MP3 audio demo. These short MP3 demos range in size from 60k to 340k. These stereo MP3 files were all recorded direct to hard disk from the VL70-m with no additional manipulation of any kind. What you hear is exactly what you get!! Actually, what you get is even better as these clips have been compressed for mp2 format. Almost all these sounds were played with a wind controller- just a few of the plucked sounds were played from a keyboard. Audio Demo Help KEEP IN MIND that NO SAMPLES were used in the making of these audio clips. The VL70-m is a true SYNTHESIZER! What you are hearing are 100% SYNTHESIZED sounds programmed and played by wind controller sound designer Matt Traum! What this means is that these physical modeled sounds are free of the numerous limitations that are inherent in sample-based systems such as noticeable shifts in timbre at keymap break points and velocity layers, bad or non-existent legato implementation, unrealistic or non-existent transitions from loud to soft WITHIN a note, etc... The physical modeled TURBO VL70-m overcomes the limitations of sample-based systems! |
PATCHMAN
MUSIC TURBO VL Preset 1 Bank...
001 Trumpet 033 SoprnoSx 065 SilvrFlt 097 ClsClrnt 002 Maynard 034 KennyGee 066 ClassFlt 098 Bs.Clrnt 003 Alpert 035 HeyKenG. 067 Nz Flute 099 BrtBsClr 004 Chet Tpt 036 Branford 068 VoxFlute 100 Oboe 005 Lead Tpt 037 TraneSop 069 AquaFlut 101 Eng.Horn 006 ClassTpt 038 BrtSopSx 070 OakFlute 102 SftEngHn 007 StrMtTpt 039 Alto Sax 071 Bass Flt 103 Bassoon 008 CupMtTpt 040 Sanborn 072 Afri Flt 104 Flurinet 009 WahMtTpt 041 BirdAlto 073 PennyWhs 105 Crumbon 010 WaTptCC4 042 ExprAlto 074 TinWhist 106 Klarina 011 HrmMtTpt 043 Desmond 075 Flutofon 107 ThaiReed 012 Mute Tpt 044 Koz Alto 076 Inca Flt 108 Chanter 013 Picc.Tpt 045 Everette 077 Noze Flt 109 Digirdoo 014 Cornet 046 NY Alto 078 Quena 110 IslePipe 015 Flugel 047 NY Tenor 079 Quena x2 111 SoftPipe 016 Mangione 048 TenorSax 080 PanFlute 112 LitePipe 017 Trombone 049 MBrecker 081 Andean 113 CelloSax 018 Big Bone 050 PopTenor 082 Pan Pipe 114 YamaBotl 019 BriteTbn 051 SoulTenr 083 Bali Flt 115 Solo Vln 020 ValveTbn 052 RaspyTnr 084 IndiaFlt 116 DrkVioln 021 Jam Bone 053 Getz Tnr 085 Ambience 117 BrtVioln 022 Bass Tbn 054 JobimTnr 086 WetFone 118 SweetVln 023 BcktMtTb 055 TenorSub 087 Maya Flt 119 Fiddle 024 DorseyTb 056 Bari Sax 088 Shakuhat 120 Viola 025 WX Horn 057 TiteBari 089 Bamboo 121 SwtViola 026 BrassHrn 058 Sax Sect 090 PanPicol 122 RosinVla 027 BriteHrn 059 Air Sax 091 Coca!! 123 Cello 028 ff Horn 060 Saxual 092 Ocarina! 124 SoloCell 029 OrchHorn 061 Sanford 093 Lonely 125 DrkCello 030 New Horn 062 Piccolo 094 Recorder 126 Bow Bass 031 Euphnium 063 Flute 095 Clarinet 127 HiStrEns 032 Tuba 064 Real Flt 096 JazzClar 128 Pizzicat
PATCHMAN
MUSIC TURBO VL Preset 2 Bank...
001 Harmonca 033 Mute Gtr 065 Voxofone 097 SquareLd 002 MouthHrp 034 WahGtCC4 066 Whistler 098 Korg Ld 003 BluesHrm 035 PatSynGt 067 Debussy 099 LuckyMan 004 Stevie! 036 BluesGtr 068 Sines() 100 Lyle 005 Toots! 037 Clapton 069 SmoothLd 101 Analog 006 Accordn. 038 PopODGtr 070 Slinky 102 Nyle 007 Concrtna 039 Carlos 071 AirStick 103 Floyd Ld 008 Jazz B3 040 TubeGtr! 072 RotoFone 104 BorgHorn 009 Clavinet 041 FET Guit 073 Vox Lead 105 Freik 010 Funky 042 Dist.Gtr 074 Squeezy 106 Fazar 011 SteelDrm 043 Wah Lead 075 Lyricon 107 Dungeon 012 VL Drums 044 Wah Dist 076 Ana.Lead 108 NevrLand 013 Yangchin 045 GuitHero 077 Mobius 109 Brekord1 014 Asia Plk 046 Eddie4th 078 70s Lead 110 Brekord2 015 JapanPlk 047 Feedback 079 Osc Lead 111 Brekord3 016 Tambura 048 Hendrix 080 Saw Lead 112 ElecBass 017 Sitar 049 TalkBox! 081 SAWS/|/| 113 MotownBs 018 ElecHarp 050 !XTREME! 082 ResoSaws 114 SteinBas 019 SteelGtr 051 Hercules 083 EML Lead 115 FunkBass 020 AcGuitar 052 SynClav 084 HPFilter 116 PickBass 021 Flamenco 053 Syncro! 085 EWI ARP 117 SnapBass 022 SpainGtr 054 Theremin 086 EWI Lead 118 Thumb Bs 023 NylonGtr 055 Avalana 087 Koz Lead 119 TiteBass 024 SwtNylGt 056 Voxanne 088 MattLead 120 JacoBass 025 Les Gtr 057 Beauty! 089 PATCHMAN 121 StratoBs 026 Joe Pass 058 SpaceOut 090 Taurus 122 Sticky! 027 FMGuitar 059 Ghost Ld 091 Phaser-{ 123 MuteBass 028 Lucille 060 PtchNoiz 092 SynZilla 124 Ac Bass 029 >>PAT<< 061 BreathTb 093 MegaSyn 125 Juicy Bs 030 EFXStrat 062 Air Lead 094 Winwood 126 GnarlyBs 031 ClnStrat 063 Breezer 095 Pulse Ld 127 Moog Bs 032 Surf Gtr 064 ZawiLead 096 Corea!! 128 Bass1000
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Legendary saxman & wind controller player TOM SCOTT featured our 005 Toots! patch on his latest CD titled "New Found Freedom". You can hear Tom play it beautifully with his wind controller on the song titled "Never Too Far From You" available on the Higher Octave Jazz label. |
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Additional extended audio clips are available here that feature the TURBO VL sounds in a LIVE JAZZ TRIO setting!! Check them out!! |
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TURBO VL programmer Matt Traum plays 004 Stevie! in a solo on the Roy Orbison tune "Blue Bayou". Click here to download the 1/2 meg MP3 audio file and hear the TURBO VL chip in action! |
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Visit Steve Anderson's excellent EVI ZONE for great audio clips featuring the TURBO VL!! |
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Visit Erik Klein's excellent website for some great recordings of the TURBO VL chip being used LIVE with a real BIG BAND! |
Customer Comments...
"Dear Matt: I finally got a chance to sit down and go through the new VL70-m sounds. Fantastic!! There are so many
"Matt has put his heart, ears, and great musicianship into the VL70-m Turbo Chip. It's opened up a whole new level of expression for me...." - Freddie Ravel - Music Director for Earth Wind & Fire, Recorded and performed with Phil Collins, Quincy Jones, Madonna, Al Jarreau, the Boston Pops, Prince, and many others.
"Matt, I got everything yesterday and what else can I say: YOUR WORK IS ABSOLUTE, PURE UNADULTERATED GENIUS!!!!!! The VL-Turbo is an amazing piece of work. YOU MADE IT SO THAT --FROM NOW ON-- I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE WITHOUT IT! Let me tell you, and this from the bottom of my heart as a specialist wind-synth programmer myself, there are patches that ARE ABSOLUTELY UNSURPASSED!! For me, i.e., just "VOXFLUTE" ALONE, WAS WORTH THE PRICE OF THE VL-70+THE TURBO CHIP!! OUTSTANDING!!! [boy, I'm running out of adjectives and epithets...] How could you make this, is beyond my comprehension... How can you make something that is so incredibly playable by anyone is amazing, really!!... I anticipate spending very serious time with these... each one is a world on their own... they're so organic, unique, deep, alive, expressive [did I say DEEP??]... Man, I can hear and 'smell' every second of that year of programming you put in these... I cannot express my profound satisfaction with this thing. Again, THANKS FOR AN ABSOLUTELY IMPECCABLE, IMPRESSIVE and OUTSTANDING PIECE OF WORK! [then, again, I'm not saying anything new to you... you've heard this countless times, haven't you??]. Blessings, Pedro." - Pedro Eustache, Featured multi-instrumentalist with Yanni and Ravi Shankar, Main wind instrumentalist of 'The Passion of the Christ'
"I've been having great fun using the VL70-m Turbo chip sounds that Matt has designed. Having this wealth of extremely playable, expressive virtual acoustic sounds to blend in with my more electronic sounds from Reason is giving me a wide palette of both solo and ensemble sounds to work with. That said, the electronic sounds in the Turbo chip are fantastic as well, with EWI Lead, Zawilead, and Corea being ones I keep coming back to. On the acoustic side, I've been using Toots, Sitar, Mangione, Desmond, Tin Whistle, Bamboo, Nez Flute, Clarinet, and Bass clarinet. As a newbie to wind controllers, I don't have the comparison with the original VL70-m sounds which were not supposed to be so great. I can say though, that having the VL70-m with the Turbo chip has made getting into this exciting and fairly painless. At this point I probably play the WX5 half the night on a typical Bruce Hornsby show, and I wouldn't be able to do that without these sounds. I have also been able to leave some instruments at home and simplify my setup a little. Thanks Matt, I know it was a labor of love." - Bobby Read, WX5 & Sax with Bruce Hornsby & Modereko
Synthophone Inventor Martin Hurni comments...
"Dear Matt, your sounds for the VL70-m make [the Synthophone] to be a very flexible and highly playable instrument. Many good words were said about that from visitors at NAMM yesterday. NAMM has been really enjoyable this year. Many new potential customers for the Synthophone, and great response to your sound design! I'm using mostly: Mangione, KennyG, Lead Trumpet, BariSax, Git. Hero, Lyricon, Zawinul, Brecker, var. Altos, and some Bass sounds. I've made an Int. Bank with 64 of my favourites of your list. I have played your Turbo chip [for potential customers] and have seen much response to it in combination with the Synthophone."
Martin Hurni, Inventor or the Softwind Instruments Synthophone
"Hi, Matt. I just wanted to thank you for the great sounds you've been providing me over the years, starting with the soundbank for the good old WT11 back in 1991 or so, up to the present. But I have to say regarding the EWI4000s- that this time you've really outdone yourself! I like the instrument a lot even though I'm still more used to the feel of my trusty WX7. And although I was happy to have an axe that could travel with its own sounds, most of those were pretty dull and lifeless. I figured I'd just have to live with that for now, but I should have known better. Once I dragged that Midifile into my DP software and loaded it into the 4000S, it was like the skies opened up. Suddenly, it became a serious synth axe that could hold its own. I can't wait to start combining patches with the VL70-m! Once again, hats off to you for serving us wind-synthers over the years. Best." - Premik Tubbs, saxist & flutist for Santana, Whitney Houston, John McLaughlin, Herbie Hancock, Lonnie liston-Smith & others
"Thanks Matt, I am having a blast with my new rig. I am SOOOOOOO impressed with the Turbo chip, lead sounds are killin' and the emulated reed sounds blow me away. Again great sounds! Man when I layer all 4 synths the sounds are SO HUGE the whole of Queens thinks we're having an earthquake... LOL Will speak again soon, all the best." Brad Mason- "The Bomb Squad". (Picked as the best unsigned band in the US by DICK CLARK and winners of the Coca Cola New Music Award 2003)
"I'm using VL70 with the Turbo upgrade and the harmonica sounds are killer. I use the, harmonica, blueshorn, stevie and toots alot and I haven't tweaked them at all. The VL70 plus a Roland XV-2020 for using the Patchman horn section performances have gotten me through a lot of gigs. I've recently been playing with the fiddle patch on the VL70. I don't want to sound like a Patchman comercial but I had a WX7 sitting in my basement for the last 15 years of my military career it was attached to a WT11 and it sounded like crap! Only after I got a VL-70 with a Turbo chip did this become something I would take out on a gig. I could get by on a gig with one synth unit for a gig it would be a Turbo VL-70m. I spent 20 years with the US Army Field Band as principal clarinetist and soloist. I wish I would have had the chance to solo with the WX, but I'm now going to use it on all my concerts. I'll be performing at the International Clarinet Association seminar in Vancouver BC over the July 4th weekend." - Tom Puwalski, former soloist with the US Army Field Band, Author of "The Clarinetist's Guide to Klezmer"
"In effect, [a TURBO VL70-m] is like a different synthesizer based on the same synthesis engine. In my opinion, if you are playing music professionally using the VL70-m, you should definitely go for the TURBO chip. If you are not a pro but are concerned about the quality of the sounds and the response of the synth, I recommend the TURBO chip if you can possibly afford it." - Bob Norton, Norton Music
"Hello Matt, I've had the Turbo chip in my VL70-m for less than a week, but I have to tell you how impressed I am with your programming. Excellent work! I'm using several voices in a TV movie I'm scoring to be shown in March on the USA network. Thanks again! With best wishes." - John Abram
"Having now received and installed the new TURBO CHIP into my VL70-m I can honestly say I was blown away by the sounds! I mean where do I begin!... Every sound is 'phatt'... the sounds are so expressive and warm. Thanks for all your hard work. I will definitely give you a credit on my forthcoming album 'Waiting on You' which will feature some of the sounds you have programmed. Once again thanks mate! You are the Don!" - Mike Parlett (Saxophones/flutes/WX7 windsynth) UK session musician and recording artist
"Hey Matt, I've been pleased beyond recognition with the voices you made for the VL70M. My favorites are the Panflute, Vox flute, Indian flute, Cello and Pennywhistle. I'm rising to the challenge of Jam Bone. At any rate, I've been experimenting with live looping of the voices with guitar and with some extended tone playing. I just thought you might want to take a listen to what one of your satisfied customers is doing with your product..." - Mark Lawson
"This is one serious piece of work. I know it was a labor of love for Matt, and it shows in the final product."
"I sit a bar Friday nights with a guitarist. I started using the Steel Guitar patch on a few tunes and it sounded ok, but after a few weeks of some hardcore listening to some good Steel players I've got it down. A bunch of guys from a hardcore country band were in boozin' to us last week, they were sitting in the other part of the bar not in line of sight. The one guy came over to give the 'Steel player' a gig. Man was he shocked when he saw I was blowin a dust buster! I didn't change anything on the Turbo! I just adjusted some concepts of lines and I got a highly effective emulation. When I got my first VL70 I had a Turbo chip installed so I never heard the factory sounds. Well I recently got another VL70 and it had the factory sounds on it and man that was a disappointment. Some of those sounds were reminiscent of an old Cordovox. That VL70 was Turbo'd real quick! Now my small rig has 2 synths in it- a VL70-m Turbo and the Roland XV-2020. I can't imagine needing anything more. Thanks."
"Hi Matt, I imagine you get a lot of emails like this but here goes anyhow... Got the chip yesterday, stuck it in straight after tea (dinner to you) and was laughing my head off for the rest of the night. It is BRILLIANT! You are truly the man. What a difference over the standard stuff. Realistic? er yeah.. The trumpets and horns are unbelievable. Trumpets are not a sound I had really bothered with before but messed around with them for a good while last night. Knocked out by the subtle bits and pieces you have there to make them 'real-er'. You must have spent a lot of time on the saxes, likewise the flutes, pipes, whistles... all excellent, but like I said earlier you know all this already don't you? The didge is a corker too. Me and a couple of mates have a plan for a didge, drum-n-bass thing this winter (with stand-up bass), love the way that voice is played a bit didg-ey with breathe and lip, not keys. Great. I saved bank 2 for tonight. Guitars here we come, I know they are going to be very special. I thought about buying one of your chips for a good while but didn't because I reasoned that the VL-70 was pretty good anyhow... In the end I bought it primarily for the didge (as mentioned earlier) but I now realise that the standard VL-70 is very average. You sort of expect a synth to have three or four 'good' sounds that you like and a load you never go near. Now I have a whole box full of great sounds... too much choice now! You are not short of testimonials I know but if anyone has to be told that their life is meaningless without one of your chips point them in my direction. Great product and great service. Thank you."
"I just wanted to follow up on my previous email after I had a chance to try out the VL-70m with the new chip in it. I was blown away with how real the sounds were, from the woodwinds to the saxes and even the guitars. I figured maybe I would have to tweak some reverb or chorus settings somewhere, but I truly wouldn't want to mess with any of the clearly superior settings in the Turbo. So thanks again for the great work you put into designing the Turbo upgrade chip, it has breathed new life into my WX-5 / VL-70m combo and I'm enjoying noodling around on it so much more now."
"I have to say that your patches are excellent, even better thatn the mp3 samples. When you listen to the examples on your website, they sound good, but playing them makes them really come alive. I couldn't put the EWI down yesterday evening. It is astonishing to feel the complexity of these patches. They are not easy to play because of the levels of expression that they allow, but the end effect is superb. There can be no doubt in my mind that anyone with a wind controller and a VL70-m should not hesitate in buying your turbo upgrade and at a fraction over $1 US per sound, they really are a bargain. Many Thanks for a fantastic product and really efficient service."
"Hi Matt, The PATCHMAN TURBO VL upgrade chip is an absolutely amazing product. The voices are very expressive and well done. First I thought that three hundred bucks is a bit pricey, but now that I am using it I claim that it was worth every penny! Many Thanks."
"I enjoy emulating the classic instruments. Trumpet mostly but Sax, Cello, Flute, Trombone and a few others as well so if you want to do that the Yamaha VL70-m with Patchman Turbo Chip upgrade is hands down the king!!!!!! I like to say the Turbo Chip is like the brain that made Frankenstein human! If you already have this awesome combination then you know what I mean. If not then... well... Dude, check it out! It's the only way to fly."
"I've listened to the audio demos and was truly amazed at the quality of the instruments. Now I don't need those ridiculous sampled libraries which pale into mere insignificance when compared to this phenomenal thing that pumps out saxophone lines about as realistic as I've ever heard. The only thing I've ever heard that provides saxophone sounds as good as this is a real saxophone player. No kidding! I can't wait to start throwing some sax lines in my jazz tracks to really juice them up. Kudos to Yamaha and Patchman!"
"Matt, first let me say a big thanks for the support that you give to wind controller users. It is a pleasure to meet someone like you on the net. I really like your Turbo VL chip. When I got the wind controller the main reason was to get a soprano sax. I have actual tenor and bari saxes. I was not at all interested in replacing my actual horns, and with the [factory] chip that came with the unit felt I made a good choice not wishing to replace my actual horns. After I got your Turbo VL chip that has changed on the tenor. The Michael Brecker sax patch you came up with turns an average sax man like myself into much more. I have not got my tenor out of the case since I got the Turbo VL chip. Keep up the good work."
"Hey, Matt. I'd just thought I'd tell you that I installed my Turbo VL Chip tonight, and I was just blown away! The sounds are so much more aggressive and live than the original ones that came with the VL70-m. I thought a couple of the patches were going to grab me and pull me into the box with them. I play brass, sax and flute patches a lot on my wind controller and I'm amazed at how well some of these patches are modelled. I'm actually going to have to pay closer attention to the styles of the artists the patches were based on so that I can make them sound better. I never thought that would happen. I also like the leads, especially the EWI, and of course the Hendrix patch. That one is fun! You obviously spent a lot of time building these patches and it shows. Before I installed the chip, I would not have believed that a wind controller setup could sound so good. Just wait until I learn how to play the patches properly! Great job!"
"As expected, I think this chip will become regarded as a historic contribution to wind synthing. There are plenty of new sweet sounding patches I can use. Nice work Matt. Let's hope Yamaha takes notice."
"I received my Patchman Turbo VL Chip today. I fired her up and bingo! We have Turbo. I immediately played the unit after installation, and my first impression is... CRAAAAACK!!! We have a home run. These patches are just way better than the factory stuff (obviously) and much better, IMO, than the user patches available on the net. So good in fact, that after playing my favorites side-by-side with the Turbo Patches, I had no problem initializing the VL70-m without backing up my old patches. I like these new patches much better. First thing I noticed is how clean the new patches sound throughout a wide range. Playability is superb and the blowthrough is excellent. Greater stability of the model is apparent and the patches seem to soak up some sloppiness better than my former patches, that is, they don't glitch as much. The banks are well organized, with a large variety of instrument families. It is going to be hard to pick favorites, but I have essentially every kind sound I could want. And I can always customize at the Internal bank or the Custom slots level. The variety of sax patches is delightfully staggering and almost every conceivable style is covered. The trumpet patches are vastly improved, and the flute choices are astounding. I really like the variety of sounds and each one is markedly different is some significant, playable way. Going through all the sounds, it occurred to me that I could record an entire CD with just the VL70-m using the Patchman TURBO VL Chip. It has everything - saxes, trumpet, drums, bass, synths, harmonica, etc., etc. BTW, you have to check out the VL Drums patch - unbelievable. I look forward to doing a drum solo now! As a gigging musician, I find the effects excellent for live playing purposes (at least for my gigs) and I would have no problem recording with them either. Bottom Line: Easily worth the money. My VL70-m is definately turbo-charged now. It is also no longer the VL1-m's red-headed stepchild. It is more like its tough little brother now. This chip levels the playing field for those that don't have a VL1-m but have wondered how much better it is than the VL70-m. These patches are definitely better than what I have in my VL1-m... In sum, terrific job Matt! All I can say to those of you waiting in the wings, get a Patchman Turbo VL Chip. It will change your mind about the VL70-m."
"Thanks Matt! Wow! Like night and day to the factory patches. No favorites yet, I'm giving it a chance to sink in, and learn some of the nuance. Really amazed how good the saxes sound, even better than I expected from the samples at your website. I love the consistancy across all the voices, the 50 or so I've played so far. Avalana, Cellosax, Viola... all are wow! The whole thing is great. What a relief when 'Patchman TURBO VL' came up on the screen. Very pleased. Yamaha should be too!"
"Hi Matt. Received the VL TURBO chip today - the sound and feel is just sensational. Thanks."
"Patchman TURBO VL arrived today. Great Job! Got to find more music for brass. WX Horn. What did you do to that thing? I loved it from the Factory set, but I could never get enough volume out of it. Horn is my HIB and I know that played right a horn will overcome any background. The factory voice would only fade into oblivion. My one and only semester of orchestra at Washington State University, before I left for the US Marines, we played 'Enchanted Hunter'. Think of a horn call at 4:00 am that has every villager bolt upright in bed looking for his gun to shoot that SOB. We had eight horns and we just couldn't blast that opening loud enough for the Maestro. Now I've got a horn that'll knock him off the podium. And you've also got a velvet horn. Wonderful. Just like having you're hand cupped a little farther into the bell and squarely planted on your thigh. The effects are awesome. Everything I've been playing for the last three years just seems dead dry by comparison. I've got a completely new toy to play with. Fortunately I have a month before I am scheduled to go public. I am playing Reed 3 for a run of 'Guys and Dolls' the month of August. Have to dial in Clarinet, Oboe, Eng Horn and Tenor Sax. I'm thinking of auditioning the various Tenor's for the music director and let him decide what he wants. You've given us so many great voices to choose from. Except, 'What do you do with a digeridoo?' ;-)"
"I received my TURBO VL chip yesterday and within 10 minutes of the box entering my house I was playing it. I am thrilled and delighted beyond belief with this new chip and the fantastic job Matt has done programming these patches! (Not being obsequious, just being honest.) I find that the patches are not really jazz or classically oriented (speaking of woodwind and brass emulations) but are simply excellent options on a basic theme (trumpet, for instance, with all the variations such as Maynard or Alpert or Chet or any of the muted options). The jazz/classical orientation, in my opinion, comes in how the music is played and not in the concept of tone."
"I have NOT found a single patch I don't like. I like some more than others, but there are no 'dogs' I have found yet! A wonderful product that truly breathes new life into an already fantastic module!"
"I have recently started attending a large church in New Orleans... For the first time (not sure why it never happened before) I had a professional sax player hear me play live in a church... he came up after and asked me what I was playing and said 'I can't believe how much like a sax that thing sounds like!!' During the church service we were really jamming... and the music leader/pianist is fantastic, so I was really able to show the potential of the Yamaha WX11 with the Patchman Turbo Charged VL70-m!! He (the sax player) was a music major at the University of New Orleans and kept asking me where I studied!! He wanted to know if I was a sax player!! I told him I attended UNO but not for music and that I originally was a trumpet player. Felt good to have him compliment me and the wind controller!! He wants one Matt!!"
"This afternoon arrived Matt's mail to the mailbox. Possibly I am the first person in New Zealand who got the Chip. A computer expert friend of mine gave a hand to swap it. Before he requested bottle of beer for it but when he heard the patches he changed his mind and asked for concert tickets as rewards. In the last 3 hours I just could not put down the WX5 (and missed a gig!) but find 195 voices that I'd like to use on stage. Now I need to choose 64 for Internal Bank but Matt, you did not make it so easy. I cannot say enough times Thank You for making it available for me/us. Best regards."
"Okay! The chip is in the unit, and believe me.. If I was able to do it by myself, ANYONE can, as I am not one of greatest expert with tools (I don't know the difference between an orange and a screwdriver..) With that said.. the chip....the sounds!... let me tell you something... I very rarely used the VL70-m, as I did not think most of its sounds were that great, and I came very close to part with it.. THEN came Matt's TURBO chip!!! Man..oh man!.. What a difference!! and, the expression!!! I am still auditioning the patches and, as I am not anal about tweaking, I love them right out of the box!.... The TURBO will be my 'weapon of choice' for wild and wacky solos or exquisite leads... Thank you! Matt! Job well done, you can now relax and take a well-deserved vacation... :)"
"Matt's HIB is trumpet and I must say he has done a superb job with the brass sounds. Once again, there is more realism in many of the patches. The clarinets sound good, the basses are excellent, and the harmonicas are wonderful (I especially liked the blues harp). There are also some global improvements to the Turbo Chip. There seems to be more overall volume to the chip. Most of the patches have better dynamic response. In other words, the range from softest to loudest is greater. The patches have more consistent continuous controller allocations. For example, re-mapping CC#4 (foot pedal) to whatever controller you have available will affect similar effects on different patches. This will make it easier to perform the initial tweaking of the patches and speed me to the fine-tuning process. I can't wait until I get the Internal bank customized for my own personal playing style and get it on the gig."
"Your patches are truly wonderful. I was a sax player for many years and I can't believe the sound and feel of those patches. In fact, every sound that I've had a chance to play around with has been outstanding. I really love the overblow register jump in the lower octave of the pennywhistle. I can truly say that the Turbo chip is absolutely fantastic, and I've only just scratched the surface."
"I actually like a couple of the flutes, and I've never liked the WX flutes before."
"I took my EVI to a gig last night for the first time using the new 'Turbo' sounds. I had a great time, the new sounds are just heaven to play."
"Matt, Just wanted to let you know that I received the TURBO VL ROM upgrade for my VL70m yesterday and, to put it mildly, I'm totally amazed. The synth sounds like almost an entirely new instrument. The amount of clarity and subtlety on many of the patches is simply remarkable, even on some of the patches previously released in your VL70-m Volumes 1 and 2. Your patches were great then, but now are unbelievable (the bow characteristics on 'Cello' are an excellent example). What a great job you did on this product. I would highly recommend the TURBO VL update for anyone that uses a wind or breath controller. Thanks for the wonderful job you've done. The only problem is that now I'm going to have to go back a re-record some of the tracks on my upcoming album! I hate that (grin)!"
"The biggest problem I'm going to have is deciding which 64 sounds to put in the Internal Bank. (you can quote me on that)."
"Hiya Matt. Understand this is my first response. I plan on spending at least 4-8 more hours of digging to lay out my preliminary favs... All the patches are...great! My favs? Koz....and Avalana....very much at the top of the pile... You know what's cool though? With this many incredible patches it's hard to choose a favorite. I'll be buying another soon!!"
"Thanks for all the stuff you do. I was telling Nyle Steiner recently that I have been amazed at how my musical world has changed since I started playing wind synthesizer. I appreciate what you and Nyle have done for me. Thanks."
"Matt, just wanted to thank you. The TURBO VL is amazing! After never being very pleased with the Factory VL70-m sounds, it's a pleasure to finally have these remarkable sounds. The instructions for installing the Turbo VL were easy to understand and your FAQ was really helpful. Looking forward to lots of fun music. Thanks for making it possible. The guitar sounds are incredible. By the way, when I originally bought my VL70-m and WX5, one of my main goals was to be able to get good guitar sounds. Unfortunately, the factory guitar sounds just weren't up to the level that I had hoped for. Now, with the Turbo VL, I finally have the sounds that I always wanted. Definitely worth the wait. Thanks again."
"I got the chip today. All I've had time to do is audition each patch for a few seconds - no tweaking. All I can say is **WOW!!!** You've done an incredible job, Matt!!! The brasses and saxes and basses in particular are incredible! And the penny whistle is beyond awesome! Thanks, Matt, it was well worth the price!"
"My Turbo VL chip arrived today. As stated in the instructions, it only took about 10 minutes to install and I was up and running. Suffice it to say I agree with all the accolades sent Matt's way. My rig just shrunk from a back breaking 4-space rack and stand down to a briefcase! Great work, Matt!!!"
"Hi Matt, All I've had time to do is just plain blow into the WX5 for volume - no pedals set up yet, no special key assignments. Just the standard dip switch assignments for basic wind control. Loved the wah on the trumpet, also one of the flute patches changes octaves in response to breath just like the real thing without the special flute setting. Fun! Oh, yes - fine harmonica patches, too. And I'm really impressed with the muted trumpets. And French horn. I'll be back for the second one for my backup unit as soon as the budget allows. Best Regards."
"At the risk of being completely redundant, I received the chip yesterday, already had my VL70M apart in anticipation, and in five minutes I had entered into a veritable rebirth of the VL70M, my music playing excitement, and even the way I think about music composition. This goes way beyond different instruments in a box. As I have noted from other happy customers and I see now for myself, the Turbo VL is so powerful that it will drive me to rethink how I perform to unleash the full potential of this great product. I join the others in taking my hat off to you. Your attention to detail promises us many years of shear musical excitement. Thanks!"
"Matt, I am not sure if you remember talking to me earlier this week, but I am the person who got the Patchman Turbo VL chip for my 15th anniversary gift at work. I put it in earlier this afternoon (I left work early to do so!!!). The sounds are incredible. Although I am a sax player, I couldn't help but play 'Rise' and 'Feels So Good' using the Alpert and the Mangione voices. I love these sounds. I have played them all briefly, and have yet to decide which will go into the Internal bank (Alpert and Mangione for sure). I don't know what else to say, but thanks for all your time and effort you put into this. My only gripe is that I didn't have this in my VL70-m to begin with (Yamaha, are you listening?) Have a great day (I sure am!!)"
"My second impression is even better than the first one was. It is always a treat when a product exceeds your initial expectations."
"Lovin' the new Turbo Chip. It's awesome. Played 3 gigs with it already. Will send you a more detailed email about my great pleasure over the wonderful programming you've done. THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!"
"I missed the FedEx delivery truck and they posted a notice on the door. After work my wife and I chased the truck down at the terminal just before it closed. And it was really worth the trip. I couldn't stand the prospect of waiting all weekend for a second delivery. What great fun. All the hype from windlist members and this list was right on the money. As soon as I can scare up the dough, I will order a second chip. Thanks so much."
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